COLUMBIA — People of all ages gathered at the Holiday Inn Executive Center on Sunday night to view the Capitol Christmas tree on its way to Washington, D.C.

The 67-foot Engelmann spruce, cut on Nov. 6, was on its way from the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming to the United States Capitol grounds, said Justin Kaber, operations chief for the journey. Columbia was the midpoint between the previous stop, Britt, Iowa, and the next stop, Memphis, Tenn.

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Hunter Acton, 11, takes a photograph of his signature, which his father, Victor, points to, on the side of the semi-truck carrying the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on Sunday.

“I’m almost speechless,” said Wyoming native Trudy Olson as she saw the truck carrying the tree pull into the parking lot. “It makes me feel proud. I’m so glad I could see it.”